It has been a very good Birthday!
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@wlf_warren many many! Built in 1945. Spent more than a decade transporting troops and goods across the ocean and then firefighting in BC from the 60s to 2000.
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the cagey seareplied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
@chris oh i should have the truck running by then
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@chris today turned out unexpectedly nice!
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LA Legault 🇨🇦replied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
Happy Birthday
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Eugene Parnellreplied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
@chris Wow. Beautiful day for it!
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@chris oh my god is that beast actually still flying!?!? 🤯
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What an impessive and beautiful plane. Great photos too, thanks for sharing!
Belated congratulations on your birthday.
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@chris Martin JRM Mars “On April 25, 2024, it was announced that "Philippine Mars" will be acquired by the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona to be put on permanent display there.[2] It is due to be flown there later in the year. It entered the Sproat Lake water for powered testing November 04, 2024. (wikipedia)“. #FlyingBoat #MartinCompany #Airplane
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@chris @AirlineReporter Very impressive, thanks. Glad planes like that are still flying
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@PenguinToot @AirlineReporter only one more flight for this plane and type as she is getting prepared to fly to a museum in Arizona. Her sister Hawaii Mars made her final flight in August to a museum in Victoria, BC
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Christopher Griffithsreplied to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 last edited by
@chris Also, happy birthday!
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@stahlbrandt yup!
our local paper has some more details and words from the current owner of the plane and the CEO of the museum.
Philippine Mars waterbomber dips its wingtips in water at Sproat Lake
Philippine Mars hasn't taxiied in more than a decade, was stored on land since 2015
Alberni Valley News (www.albernivalleynews.com)
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to Christopher Griffiths last edited by
@cjgyt thanks!
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@chris Incredible! Thank you for posting! 🫡
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@flyingcircuits my pleasure
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to Eugene Parnell last edited by
@eugeneparnell it really was! It was dark and raining all day today, so we really lucked out!
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@KimberlyN it was
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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸replied to LA Legault 🇨🇦 last edited by
@LALegault @adhdeanasl thank you!
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@jeffzugale it hasn't flown in over 15 years but it will have two more flights this month! One warmup and systems check probably this week, and then a final flight of its life to its permanent home in Arizona.
It is actually using the engines and propellers from its sister #HawaiiMars because those pieces are still certified flight worthy as that plane was kept flight worthy right up to this year when it went to a museum near Victoria, BC.
